THE ATROCITY ON THE ZONG

In the heart of 1825, a monstrous deed took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by a lust for profit, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke||], ordered that over 130 African Zong captives be cast to their deaths. This act was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a calculation to secure insurance payout for the lost s

In a grim epoch of devastating pestilence, when the Black Death swept across Europe, a chilling apparition emerged from the: the plague doctor. Clad a long, horrific coat of waxed cloth and a distinctive mask fashioned from leather, they became a omen of both fear and fleeting hope. These masks, often bearing peepholes, were imagined to filter the